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White tackstem

Calycoseris wrightii

White tackstem
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
SW. & SC. U.S.A. to NW. Mexico

About

Calycoseris wrightii, commonly known as white tackstem, is an annual spring wildflower, one of two species in the genus Calycoseris; the other species is C. parryi, the yellow tackstem. They are part of the family Asteraceae.

White tackstem is found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico in California, Nevada, southwestern Utah (Washington County), New Mexico, Arizona, northern Baja California, Sonora, western Texas (El Paso County).

Other Calycoseris plants

Yellow tackstem · Tackstem

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calycoseris wrightii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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